Accident closes Interstate 474 ramp

Thursday

May 29, 2014 at 12:01 AMMay 29, 2014 at 11:15 PM

Journal Star

EAST PEORIA — A rollover accident forced police to close an Interstate 474 exit ramp late Thursday.

According to the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office, authorities were responding to a rollover accident on the exit ramp from eastbound I-474 to westbound Interstate 74 starting about 9:40 p.m. As of 10:15 p.m., Illinois State Police troopers had closed off the exit ramp completely.

Numerous squad cars with a tow truck and a heavily damaged car could be seen along the curved part of the exit ramp close to I-74. Further information was not available.

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